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Table 1 Summary of neuropathological findings in the patients with SCA17-DI, SCA17 and SCA48

From: Spinocerebellar ataxia type 17-digenic TBP/STUB1 disease: neuropathologic features of an autopsied patient

 

SCA17-DI

SCA17

SCA48

Present patient

Fujigasaki

et al. [4, 5]

Bruni

et al. [6]

Toyoshima

et al. [7]

Roux

et al. [5]

Mol

et al. [8]

Chen

et al. [9]

TBP 41/38/ STUB1 p.P243L

TBP 46/37/ STUB1 p.R154C

TBP 52/wild

TBP 48/48

STUB1 p.A46P

STUB1

p.C244Y

STUB1

p.I53T, p.F37L

Neuronal

loss

NIIs

Neuronal loss

NIIsa

Neuronal loss

NIIs

Neuronal loss

NIIs

Neuronal loss

Neuronal loss

NIIsa,b

Neuronal loss

NIsa,c

Cerebrum

Frontal cortex (Cx/WMd)

1/3

1

1

1

1

2

1/2

2

0

0

1

na

na

Motor (Cx/WMd)

1/2

2

na

na

2

2

1/1

2

0

0

1

na

na

Temporal (Cx/WMd)

0/0

2

1

1

na

na

0/0

2

0

0

1

na

na

Occipital (Cx/WMd)

0/0

2

1

1

2

2–3

0/0

2

0

1

1

na

na

Subcortical area

   

Hippocampus (CA1/CA4/dentate gyrus)

1/0/0

3/0/1

0

1

0

1/0/na

1/0/0

3/2/0

0

na

1

na

na

Amygdala

1

1

na

na

na

na

0

2

na

na

na

na

na

NBM

0

0

na

na

na

na

0

1

na

na

na

na

na

Caudate/putamen

2/1

1/1

0/0

1/0

3/2

1/1

2/2

3/3

0/0

na

1

0

na

Globus pallidus internal /external

0

1/1

0

0

0

1

0/0

1

0

na

1

0

na

Thalamus

0

0

0

0

3e

1

1-2f

1

na

na

na

na

na

Subthalamic nucleus

0

0

na

na

na

na

1

2

0

3 g

na

na

na

Brainstem

Superior colliculus

1

2

na

na

na

na

0

2

na

nah

na

na

na

Oculomotor nucleus

0

1

0

0

0

2

0

1

na

na

na

na

na

Red nucleus

0

1

0

0

na

na

0

2

na

na

na

na

na

Substantia nigra

0

1

0

0

1

2

1

2

1

na

1

na

na

Locus ceruleus

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

na

na

na

na

na

Pontine nucleus

1

2

0

1

0

2

0

1

0

na

1

na

na

Hypoglossal nucleus

0

0

na

na

na

na

0

1

na

na

1

na

na

Dorsal vagal nucleus

0

1

na

na

na

na

0

1

na

na

na

na

na

IO

2

2

0

0

2

3

1

2

1

na

1

na

na

Cerebellum

Cortex (Purkinje cells/granule cells)

3/2

0/1

3/1

0/0

3/1

0/1

2/1

1/2

3/2

3

1

3/2

1

Dentate nucleus

1

0

0

1

1

2

0

1

0

na

na

na

na

Spinal cord

Anterior horn (C/L)

1/0

0/1

0

1

0

0

0/0

0/0

na

na

na

na

na

IML

0

1

na

na

na

na

0

0

na

na

na

na

na

Clarke’s column

0

2

na

na

na

na

0

0

na

na

na

na

na

Posterior columnd

0

na

na

na

na

na

0

na

na

na

na

na

na

Corticospinal tractd

1

na

na

na

na

na

0

na

na

na

na

na

na

Spinocerebellar tractd

0

na

na

na

na

na

0

na

na

na

na

na

na

Peripheral nerve

Dorsal root ganglion

0

0

na

na

na

na

0

0

na

na

na

na

na

  1. The density of inclusions (NIIs) was graded according to the percentage of inclusion-bearing neurons: 0, none; 1, 0–10%; 2, 10–40%; 3, > 40%
  2. Cx, cortex; WM, white matter; NBM, nucleus basalis of Meynert; IO, inferior olivary nucleus; IML, intermediolateral nucleus; NIIs, neuronal intranuclear inclusions; NIs, neuronal inclusions; na, not available; a No information on the density of NIIs was available, and was described as either present (1) or absent (0); b The inclusions were detected by antibodies against p62, ubiquitin, or 1C2 as neuronal intranuclear inclusions or cytoplasmic inclusions; c Ubiquitinated inclusions; d Myelin pallor; e Dorso-medial nucleus, medial nuclei, nucleus reuniens; f Medial and centromedial nucleus; g Gliosis; h The description was limited to severe neuronal loss in the mesencephalon and medulla oblongata